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Vibes for Mischief please? (incisor removal op)

M

Mischief and Tinker's Mum

Wise Old Thumper
Just booked Mischief in at the vets for his incisors to be removed. Wednesday 8th.... I'm terrified. :( He's my friendliest bun and I love him more than anything.

If you have seen this thread, you will know that I have found a very good rabbit vet so have booked him in there. When we asked for a price quote, the vet knew off by heart everything that should be used including all the pain reliefs etc, my other vet didn't have a clue and we would have to ask the receptionist to list it all up for us. I decided to go with the vet who sounds like she knows her stuff, plus she mentioned she has done the op before. Problem was the incisors grew back after 6 months but there's that risk with every vets and they do tell you that.

So I just have to hope that it all goes well and that the stupid incisors wont grow back. It's costing around £250! :shock: I would really appreciate some vibes please? :(

Also does anyone have any ideas on how I can raise some money? My parents are paying for it on one of their cards but obviously I will pay them back but it's going to take a while when I only earn £15 a week. (I'm 15 and do a paper round :p ) So any ideas, I would appreciate them but vibes please please please can we have?

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Big vibes for Mischief coming from myself and Tila!

Mind me askin why Mischief is having them removed? Tila had his incisors out when he was just under a year old from osteomyelitis. He's now 3 and a half with luckily not a single sign of them growing back (yet, and hopefully never). I'll admit I did not see a specialist vet but we have been going to the same practice for many years and I trusted them, they've been absolutely excellent with Tila these few years :). He's cost me over $3000 (Australian dollars) in vet bills!! Though this is because he has had to have a few molar dentals after having his incisors removed, which you should probably expect with Mischief (fingers crossed he won't develop any problems) :/...

Has the vet taken you through how you will need to change his feed etc after the op? Basically make no change to the diet itself, apart from grating the veges etc for the first week or two, then gradually make it slightly bigger until he can pick up small chunks with no trouble (I chop Tila's veges no bigger than 1cm cubed, but usually a bit smaller). After a couple of days/weeks depending on how quick he is at learning to eat properly without the incisors, he should be able to eat full leafy greens/hay just like he did with incisors, sometimes take a bit longer to chew though because there's no incisors to pre-chew them :)

Enough of my ramble hahaha. Fingers crossed for Mischief, I'm sure he'll be fine! He'll be in excellent hands with the rabbit-savvy vet :wave:
 
Banni Binky said:
Big vibes for Mischief coming from myself and Tila!

Mind me askin why Mischief is having them removed? Tila had his incisors out when he was just under a year old from osteomyelitis. He's now 3 and a half with luckily not a single sign of them growing back (yet, and hopefully never). I'll admit I did not see a specialist vet but we have been going to the same practice for many years and I trusted them, they've been absolutely excellent with Tila these few years :). He's cost me over $3000 (Australian dollars) in vet bills!! Though this is because he has had to have a few molar dentals after having his incisors removed, which you should probably expect with Mischief (fingers crossed he won't develop any problems) :/...

Has the vet taken you through how you will need to change his feed etc after the op? Basically make no change to the diet itself, apart from grating the veges etc for the first week or two, then gradually make it slightly bigger until he can pick up small chunks with no trouble (I chop Tila's veges no bigger than 1cm cubed, but usually a bit smaller). After a couple of days/weeks depending on how quick he is at learning to eat properly without the incisors, he should be able to eat full leafy greens/hay just like he did with incisors, sometimes take a bit longer to chew though because there's no incisors to pre-chew them :)

Enough of my ramble hahaha. Fingers crossed for Mischief, I'm sure he'll be fine! He'll be in excellent hands with the rabbit-savvy vet :wave:
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aw thank you. :) You have helped put my mind at rest! ;)

Yes the vet spoke to me about making his food smaller. To be honest he already has to have it cut up small because of his teeth. :(

He's having them removed because he has an unaligned jaw so his bottom 2 incisors never met up with his top ones (which have now fallen out). So his teeth are constantly growing and having to be burred down every month which is becoming quite stressful for Mischief. :( And I don't imagine the pain of them growing is very nice either. :( Also £10.50 every month isn't very cheap. :shock: That's £126 a year.

He has actually got a molar that keeps growing. :( Every 6-12 months he will need that seeing too. He's so expensive but worth every penny. :love:
 
Paw Mischief :( To be honest I'm glad you've chosen the removal option -- it sounds much, much better for him in the long run, especially if the top ones have already fallen out, the bottom ones aren't much use!

Ohhh I know exactly how you feel. I have sacrificed SOOO much to pay for Tila's vet bills, but would never change that for the world, my pets are my babies and I'll sacrifice anything for them :love:. It's all worth it to know you are giving them the best chance possible in life. I'd never forgive myself if I had a pet PTS without exhausting all the options I possibly could.
 
Did you try ringing Harcourt-Brown's for a price? They are further away obviously but you won't get a better vet and they may well be a lot cheaper so you get the reassurance of getting the best but not paying loads for it.

I know you've already booked and it isn't good to shop around after you've booked and then cancel but just something you might be able to consider.

Edit to add: Sorry, that all probably sounded really pushy. It does sound like you've found a good vet and your reasons for choosing them look pretty sound.

Sending loads of vibes. I'm sure he will be really happy to be rid of the troublesome teefs.
 
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Bunny Buddy said:
Did you try ringing Harcourt-Brown's for a price? They are further away obviously but you won't get a better vet and they may well be a lot cheaper so you get the reassurance of getting the best but not paying loads for it.

I know you've already booked and it isn't good to shop around after you've booked and then cancel but just something you might be able to consider.
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We were going to go there but my mum said it was a little too far in the end and we'd have to spend a day there and then probably have to take him for check ups etc. :( We'd have to wait until the holidays but Mischief needs them out asap so we decided it's best to have him where he is. :( Thanks anyway. x
 
Mischief and Tinker's Mum said:
We were going to go there but my mum said it was a little too far in the end and we'd have to spend a day there and then probably have to take him for check ups etc. :( We'd have to wait until the holidays but Mischief needs them out asap so we decided it's best to have him where he is. :( Thanks anyway. x
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I edited while you were replying anyway :D It sounds like you're doing the best possible for him, he's a lucky bunny.
 
Bunny Buddy said:
I edited while you were replying anyway :D It sounds like you're doing the best possible for him, he's a lucky bunny.
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ah just seen. Thank you. :)

No you don't sound pushy don't worry, I know you're trying to help. :) I would have loved to go to that vet but for Mischief it just isn't do-able, I wish we were closer. :)
 
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Just rang my original vet. They charge £56.60 :shock: But that's not including any medication he might need afterwards. They have done 2 successful spays, 2 successful neuters and one dental for me. I just thought with this being a bigger dental, I might be best going to a better vet. :?

However... if they do this dental well then because it's not too expensive, I will have more money saved up for all his other 6 monthly dentals. Arrrrghhh what to do!!

eta: also the receptionist did say they had a vet who specialized in this kind of thing. They use a burr not clippers for the GAs but use clippers for clipping down the incisors when awake.
 
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Hehehe yes I knew that :wave:
But even clipping the incisors awake = :shock: when I hear it. Before I was rabbit-savvy, I allowed a vet do that to Tila before he had his incisors removed, he was so stressed and it caused him so much pain, and bleeding at the gum where the force of the clippers on his teeth vs him trying to pull away caused his tooth to move, I never ever allowed it again!!!
 
Mischief and Tinker's Mum said:
oh no I don't mean removals, I mean for incisors just burring them down/clipping them down. :lol: They would never remove them whilst a rabbit was awake or do any molar dentals when bun was awake. :wave:
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Awww I think any kind of dental work while they are awake must be stressful, they need to clamp the mouth open don't they? I hope he'll be alright:(
 
Banni Binky said:
Hehehe yes I knew that :wave:
But even clipping the incisors awake = :shock: when I hear it. Before I was rabbit-savvy, I allowed a vet do that to Tila before he had his incisors removed, he was so stressed and it caused him so much pain, and bleeding at the gum where the force of the clippers on his teeth vs him trying to pull away caused his tooth to move, I never ever allowed it again!!!
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yeah I don't allow mischief to have them clipped when awake, only burred. However for his GAs they always use a big burr thing anyway. :)

I might book him into my local vets... They have done a GA dental on him before. I think I just worry too much. The lady vet does specialize in it and is the person who does the GA dentals. The vet who clips them is a man!
 
VickiP said:
Awww I think any kind of dental work while they are awake must be stressful, they need to clamp the mouth open don't they? I hope he'll be alright:(
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no they don't clamp open the mouth. It does get stressful for the rabbit though which is why we want the op done which means no more awake burring! :) Thanks
 
Mischief and Tinker's Mum said:
no they don't clamp open the mouth. It does get stressful for the rabbit though which is why we want the op done which means no more awake burring! :) Thanks
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:? Are you sure? It's a bit risky isn't it trying to work on a rabbits mouth while they are concsious, I'm genuinely interested as I would imagine that is really hard to do without the clamp.
 
£250 sounds quite a lot for incisor removal. My vet charges around £90.

You shouldn't get the incisor teeth regrowing because a decent vet will destroy the root bed, but you may find that one or more of the peg teeth regrow (which sit just behind the incisors). Peg teeth don't tend to cause major problems though.

I've had 3 incisor removals recently, and only one rabbit has had a peg tooth regrow
 
VickiP said:
:? Are you sure? It's a bit risky isn't it trying to work on a rabbits mouth while they are concsious, I'm genuinely interested as I would imagine that is really hard to do without the clamp.
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It's a 2 minute procedure. If a vet put a rabbit under GA every month for that amount of time it would be bad for their health...

Well before I knew about the burr, my vet used clippers and we had to hold my rabbit normally on the table whilst his teeth were clipped. We then changed vets to go to somewhere that burred them and they did it in a different room with the vet and assistant. They might use a clamp but I never thought they did.

Anyway all that matters now is that Mischief is having his teeth removed so he wont have to go through it ever again. :?
 
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